The Washington critic., 1887-05-14

WIN uIt OCCuplcu uuTluS tHc uiyb tiu
avail themselves of reading privileges,
too long denied them.
THE management of the Treasury
thus far under Mr.. Cleveland's s Admins.
tration has been such as to commend the
President to the general confidence of
the people and especially TO the politi
cal confidence Of the monied interests
of New York. 1t was wise stroke of
policy on his part to appoint New
York man as Secretary of the Treasury
in the first place and equally wise when
vacancy occurred in that office by Mr..
Manning's resignation TO fill 1t with
New Yorker again. In his speech at
the Federal Club banquet Wednesday
night, Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt said
this was one reason why he liked the
President, and coming from pro.
nounced Republican, who in the same
speech said many very rude things
about the Administration otherwise,
this Is significant aud suggestive re
mark. The pocket nerve of the coun-
try centres in New York. aud the
tive in the whole national anatomy
Said Mr.. Kellogg, cashier of the Ma.
tional Park Bank of New York, the
other day: Republican though am,
should Cleveland be renomina,ed | an
not AT all sure that wouldn't vote for
him" Sentiments like these are hard
TO dislUdge when they have once taken
root in mems minds. 1t Is very certain
that the candidacy of Mr.. Blaine would
only strengthen them. AS between
Cleveland and Sherman old party lines
would be pretty closely drawn, In con
servative financial circles, with the al
vantage to Cleveland that the man who
is in is always sure to have over the
man who Is out.
THE "Old Forty Miners got off In
great shape this morning and with
many grateful comments upon the
kindness of General Greely In furnish.
ing them with such a splendid article
scene on the Corcoran, just before EN-.
barking, was one of great interest, and
1t was hard to realize that the veterans
gathered upon the steamers deck
were old enough to have been the
pioneers of new State, nearly forty
years ago. But they came Of good
stock, were early Injured to hardshps,
and built themselves strong constitu-
tions under the broad skies Of all out
doors; were men of brave hearts and
clear consciences; and thus II hap.
pens that time has dealt gently
with them and enables them
to-day TO join in reunion after
long separations and many vicissitudes
of fortune, with all the buoyancy and
enthusiasm of youth. The Corcoran,
which returned from her first trip to
Marshall Hall about o'clock this af.
ternoon, reports the exercises Of the
day under free and easy headway and
the meeting one Of unalloyed enjoy.
ment. Quite number who were un.
able to leave this morning have taken
the 4 o'clock steamer.
IT Is NOW STATED that DR.. McGlynn
must go to Rome aud present himself
TO the Pope, or suffer excommuaicl.
tion. We are afraid that the Doctor
would find 1t difficult to explain the
stovepipe hat and umbrella story 10 the
satisfaction Of the Vatican. But tue
question involved is really very
simple one. II he cannot submit to the
authority Of the Church, be should no.
wait to be eXcOmmunlcated, but step
down and out like man. That's the
only manly and Independent course he
can take. Otherwise he will be Justly
obnoxious to the charge of courtlng a
cheap notoriety at the expense of his
own dignity.
THE English Government having
decided with due solemnity, and at the
same time with unmistakeable en-.
phasis, that the Gate City Guard of
Atlanta cannot set foot upon the soil of
England as an armed military organlza-
tion, the Georgia soldiers will have to
\modlfy somewhat the plan which they